From: "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <iggy29@scican.net>

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Subject: SUDDEN DEATH OF IGNACE HAINER.

Date: Monday, July 02, 2001 2:49 PM

Decatur County Journal

March 29, l900

IGNACE HAINER was found dead on the road south of Davis City about a

quarter of a mile east of W.W. Bozarth's residence last Monday at l

o'clock p.m. The Wednesday previous, he had returned from St. Louis

where he had passed the winter with his daughter, MRS. VESTA CHASE.

While going to Davis City, Bert Cummings discovered the body and

promptly notified Dr. J.B. Horner who in company with J.H. Kling,

removed the remains to the Valentine Hotel. The body was afterwards

removed to the G.A.R. hall to await the arrival of relatives, and

Francis Varga, life long friend, was notified of the sad occurrence by

telephone. That gentleman immediately telegraphed the children of the

deceased and on Tuesday Ex-Congressman, E.J. HAINER of Aurora, Neb.,

arrived at noon on the K.&W. train. JULIUS C. HAINER arrived from St.

Louis on the evening train and Judge BAYARD T. HAINER of Oklahoma, came

in from the south.

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IGNACE HAINER was born in Hungary about 8l years ago. He received a

thorough education and was admitted to practice law in all the courts of

his native country. During the Hungarian war for independence, MR.

HAINER became private secretary to Count Casimir Batthyanyl, minister of

foreign affairs. At the close of the war, he was imprisoned by the

Austrians for one month, when his release was secured by influential

friends. He then came to America and located in Chicago where he lived

one year. In l85l he located on a farm in New Buda Township. In l856

he was appointed professor of modern languages in the state university

of Missouri at Columbia, a position which he retained for five years.

One of his pupils was Stephen B. Elkins, now United States Senator from

West Virginia. MR. HAINER is said to have been one of the ablest Latin

scholars in this country. In l889, he visited his native land and the

principal countries of Europe. In l895 he again visited Hungary,

returning the following year.

MR. HAINER's wife resides at Aurora, Nebraska. His eldest son EUGENE J.

HAINER also resides at Aurora, has represented his district in congress

and is always of fine attainments. JULIUS C. is a graduate of the state

agricultural college of Ames and is now engaged in the practice of law

at St. Louis. A third son, BAYARD T. HAINER is United States

territorial judge of Oklahoma and the author of a legal work of

prominence. His daughters are (there are 4 listed, however the names

are not legible; cannot read them.)

The funeral services were held at Davis City today and interment

occurred in the town cemetery. Thus in the sunset of life has another

gone from our midst into the valley of the shadow. May it be into a

bright and more glorious life beyond.

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Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert

July l, 200l

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